Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive
| Yogyakarta–Surakarta Offensive | |||||||||
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| Part of the Indonesian National Revolution | |||||||||
Monuments of the General Offensive of 1 March 1949 and the Siege of Surakarta | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Indonesia | Netherlands | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Lieutenant General Soedirman Colonel Bambang Soegeng Colonel Gatot Subroto Lieutenant Colonel Suharto Lieutenant Colonel Slamet Riyadi Major Slamet Achmadi (WIA) |
Major General Dirk Reinhard Adelbert van Langen Major General Dirk Cornelis Buurman van Vreeden Major General Meyer Lieutenant Colonel J.M. v/d Berge Lieutenant Colonel Johannes Borghouts | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
| Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) |
Royal Netherlands Army Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL)
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 20,000–40,000 |
2,000–3,000 Royal Netherlands Army and Royal Netherlands East Indies Army 325 KST troops | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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~700 soldiers and policemen killed unknown number of non-combatants | ~300 killed and wounded | ||||||||
The Yogyakarta and Surakarta Offensive (Indonesian: Serangan Yogyakarta dan Surakarta) were two major offensives during the Indonesian National Revolution. The offensive started with General Offensive of 1 March 1949 and the Siege of Surakarta. Each proved a major boast for the morale of the TNI despite defeats in both actions.